Which of the following is a basic characteristic of the Texas Legislature?
a. It is the only unicameral legislature in the United States.
b. It meets for one regular session each year.
c. The governor may call special sessions of the legislature.
d. The size of legislative districts varies according to county population.
c. The governor may call special sessions of the legislature.
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The taking of property under eminent domain is valid only if it is for __________
a. a government building or structure b. commercial use c. private use d. public use
The function of the U.S. solicitor general is to
A. approve every case the federal government presents to the Supreme Court. B. enforce the decisions of the Supreme Court. C. serve as the principal legal adviser, or counsel, to members of the Supreme Court. D. maintain order in the Supreme Court's courtroom. E. direct participants in oral argument before the Supreme Court.
In the year 1938, the Supreme Court forced states to do which of these regarding education?
a. Integrate institutions of higher education. b. Establish equivalent segregated universities for African Americans. c. Integrate institutions of higher education, but only if they had the finances to do so. d. Integrate institutions of higher education, or establish equivalent segregated universities for African Americans.
Because it is __________ for people to participate directly in government, most democracies today are __________.
A. impractical; representative democracies B. illegal; liberal democracies C. easy; representative democracies D. costly; illiberal democracies